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偶然 (ǒu rán): Accidentally (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

偶 • ǒu • image, figure; even (number); by chance
ǒu偶

image, figure; even (number); by chance

然 • rán • correct; to be so; like that
rán然

correct; to be so; like that

Word Info

Pinyinǒu rán
Meaningaccidentally; fortuitous; incidental
Characters2
SyntaxAdjective

HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 偶然.

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  • 抽屉chōu tidrawer
  • 叉子chā zifork; prong
  • 称赞chēng zànto praise; to acclaim; to commend
  • 长途cháng túlong-distance
  • 吵架chǎo jiàto quarrel; have a row
  • 不如bù rúit would be better to …not as good as
  • 刺激cì jīto stimulate; provoke; irritate
  • 差别chābiédifference
  • 传说chuán shuōlegend; lore
  • 成就chéng jiùachievement; accomplishment; attainment
  • 从前cóng qiánin the past; formerly
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 偶然.

Words with 偶
  • 偶尔ǒu ěroccasionally
  • 偶像ǒu xiàngidol
  • 配偶pèi ǒuspouse; partner; mate
  • 木偶
mù ǒu
Puppet
  • 俪偶lì'ǒuparallel couplets (in poetry)
  • 偶遇ǒu yùto run into; chance encounter
  • 玩偶wán ǒudoll, puppet
  • 佳偶天成jiā ǒu tiān chéngA perfect couple brought together by fate or divine will.
    • Words with 然
    • 虽然suī ránalthough; even though (often used correlatively with 是 or 是 etc)
    • 当然dāng ránof course
    • 然后rán hòuand then; after that
    • 突然tū ránsuddenly
    • 仍然réng ránstill
    • 既然jì ránsince
    • 然而rán érhowever
    • 竟然jìng rán[indicates unexpectedness]
    4.

    How to Use 偶然 in Sentences

    Measure Word + Nounwith次
    yī一
    cì次
    ǒu偶
    rán然
    neutral
    a coincidence
    Adverb + Adjectivewith非常
    fēi非
    cháng常
    ǒu偶
    rán然
    Adjective + Nounwith事件
    ǒu偶
    rán然
    shì事
    jiàn件
    Adverb + Verbwith发现
    ǒu偶
    rán然
    fā发
    xiàn现
    5.

    Example Sentences with 偶然

    wǒ我
    ǒu偶
    rán然
    zài在
    jiē街
    shàng上
    neutral
    very coincidental
    neutral
    accidental event
    neutral
    discover by chance
    yù遇
    dào到
    le了
    péng朋
    you友
    。
    I accidentally met a friend on the street.
    nín您
    rèn认
    wéi为
    zhè这
    cì次
    shì市
    chǎng场
    bō波
    dòng动
    shì是
    ǒu偶
    rán然
    shì事
    jiàn件
    hái还
    shì是
    bì必
    rán然
    qū趋
    shì势
    ？
    Do you consider this market fluctuation an incidental event or an inevitable trend?
    tā他
    ǒu偶
    rán然
    fā发
    xiàn现
    le了
    yī一
    běn本
    yǒu有
    qù趣
    de的
    shū书
    。
    He accidentally found an interesting book.
    zhè这
    ge个
    fā发
    xiàn现
    jué绝
    fēi非
    ǒu偶
    rán然
    ，
    shì是
    tuán团
    duì队
    xì系
    tǒng统
    yán研
    jiū究
    de的
    zhí直
    jiē接
    chéng成
    guǒ果
    。
    This discovery is by no means fortuitous; it is the direct result of the team's systematic research.
    zài在
    zhěng整
    lǐ理
    jiù旧
    wù物
    shí时
    ，
    wǒ我
    ǒu偶
    rán然
    fān翻
    chū出
    le了
    xué学
    shēng生
    shí时
    dài代
    de的
    rì日
    jì记
    běn本
    。
    While sorting through old belongings, I accidentally came across my diary from my student days.